Politics

THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday disagreed with some Igbo leaders over their alleged endorsement of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid without a concrete, written and sealed agreement of what he will do for…

THE NIGERIA Union of Pensioners, South West Zone, yesterday, called on its members nationwide not to vote for any state governor who refuses to pay the N30,000 minimum wage demanded by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC.Pensioners,…

Undoubtedly, the political battle, in days leading to the 2019 general elections, is going to be ferociously contested. The political players are currently leaving no stone unturned in order to secure victory at the polls. They are all…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has detected 1,224 dead persons’ names in its Adamawa voters’ register for the 2019 general elections. Mr Kassim Gaidam, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner,…

If nature used a one size fits all approach, all traditional rulers will be partisan and obsequious. But nature is diverse and dynamic. That is why the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, is not in the rank of…

As exclusively reported by SaharaReporters on Thursday, the Department of State Services (DSS) has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to prosecute Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for allegedly receiving at least $55million in bribes before…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of designing special card reader and result sheets for the ruling All…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said he is willing to let Nigeria’s oil producing states have absolute control of crude oil revenues from their domains, but added he is reluctant to…

Lagos East Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Bayo Osinowo, has promised to donate his entire salaries for four years to the party, women and youths within his Senatorials district, should he win…

President Muhammadu Buhari has told the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to be cautious of scammers around him. Buhari said that the former Vice President has surrounded himself with same people…

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday,  warned politicians in Nigeria  against using  youths as    political thugs, while they  keep  their children in “save havens.”A statement, in Abeokuta, by his Media Aide,…

SOME Igbo leaders, including politicians and chiefs, promised yesterday to support Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. They spoke in Enugu after a meeting where elder statesman Prof. Ben…

A group of All Progressives Congress, APC, members, under the umbrella of “Concerned Youth” of Oriade Local Council Development Area, LCDA, have called the attention of National leader of the party, Asiwaju, Bola Tinubu and National…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar appeared at the venue of the Igbo elders meeting as it was rounding off yesterday. His message: “Whether I am president or not, Buhari must go in 2019. Our…

The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the short period given to parties to campaign in preparation for the 2019 general election. The Presidential candidate…

The  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, warned the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to stop the “fixation” on its Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The party was reacting to a statement made by the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the main opposition Party, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as a damaged product showing no regret for its retrogressive old practices which brought the country to its knees.…

Samson Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says the religious organisation has decided to register with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as an election observer for the 2019…

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has said Senate President Bukola’s Saraki’s continued stay in office is unacceptable to the party. The APC national chairman also said it would be…

•Money withdrawn in cash, witness tells court A witness told yesterday of how about N5.7 billion Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds went down the drain. Mr Nasiru Ingawa, Special Adviser to…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is having difficulties in raising funds for the campaign of Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate. In a statement on Tuesday,…

Seven political parties on Tuesday agreed to work for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s bye-election for the Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency seat of Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Kwara State, Razak Atunwa, has formally admitted that he has two university degrees, but failed to present himself for national service in a blatant violation of the…